Air-pump.



E. E. 'IRYON.

AIR PUMP.

APPLIUATION MLBD time. 1910.

Patented Feb.2s,191i

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

UNITED sTATWns OFFICE,

EIYWARD E.' TRYON, OF WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE TRYON- AUTO PUMP COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION F NEW YORK.

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Application tiled February 9, 1910. Serial No. 542,928

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be itl known that l, lnwann E. Tnvox, :i citizen .'nf the United States. residing' 'at "est Hartford. in the county ot' llartford and Slate of Connecticut, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Air- Pnnips,.ot` which the following is a specification This invention relates io air pumps and a pump comprising my invention can be employed with advantage in many difiei'eiit connections, one lieiiig to inflate the tires represented in lof an automobile and another to till a storage tank with compressed air.-

ln theflrawings accompanying and forin- .ing part of thc )resentspecification l hare etailrone simple and etlec- Irive form of embodiment of the invention which to ,enable those skilled in tie art to practice the invention will be set forth in full in the following descri tion while the novelty of the invention wil be pointed out lin the claims succeeding said description from which it. will he evident that I do not restrict myself to the showing made by said drawings and description, As a matter of fact l may malte radical departures from such disclosure within the scope of my in-' vcntion as expressed in said claims.

ln the form of cnibodiu'ient of the device herein set forth said device is adapted for intlating the tires of automobiles the eonstruction .being such that the pump-can be operated by the. power -of the motor which drives said automobile of whatever type said motor may be; that is the motor may he a gas engine or electric motor.

The puin i possesses several features of novelty which may be employed individually or collectively as may be desired and one of these is a simple form of crankshaft., which is made up of. a small number of parts which can be assembled with facil- 'l it and rapidity. Another isa simple and c ective 'means for regulating the amount of pressure, and another isa means whereby the motor can be utilized for maintain -in` the pump-carrier in operative position.

he pump possesses other features of novelty which with the foregoing will be fully setforth in said description 1 Referring to said drawings, Figure 1 is a i l top plan view of portion of the miin framing and other portionsof an automobile provided with a pump 'including my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional'view of the subframe. of the automobile cariving the pump which is shown in elevation, the flywheel of the motor being' also .shown in this View. Fig. Il is a side elevation of the pump with the carrier therefor in section. Figa 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of.l"ig. 3. Fig. is a detail view of the blow-oit device.

Like characters refer to like throughout the several figures.

.\s l have already inflicated'iuy pump parts may he used with utility in many different ways it being especially applicable ,as :marlpnict to automobiles and it is of such a :ia-

tnre that it may he interchangeably monntnl upon any of the existing types of ears of this character whereby the motor which normally drives said cai' can he utih eil tor koperating the pump and as will hereinafter appear the construction such that the czirrier tor the pump can 'be held in position without :he us; of fastening means, the. niotor being utiugcd to apply its thrust to said carrier to maintain the saine in n stable and substantial 'condition darin" the i:i:ition o one o'r more of the tires.. The prin? can be used for supplying compressed air to storage tanks, such for example as are h found on motor boats and theeOznprefsed air fromwhich 'is provided for blowing a whistle. y

ln Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings I have shown portions of an automobile of kno-:fn

form and l will briefly describe these so hat the advantages of' the pump can be the better understood. Referring now especially to Fig. 1A the numeral 2 denotes the main frame of a. familiar. type of automobile, 3 the sub-frame'whieh is generally utilized to sustain the motoi,'and 4 the motor which is shown only conventionally in this View and while vit is not a matter of conseipience what member of the motor operates the pump I secure excellent results when the fly-wheel 5 of said motor is emi ployed for thispurpose and as will hereinafter appear the pump comprises a meniber which may be put into and out of con' tact with the peripheryof said y-wheel at will and which is operatively connected with the piston of the pum i.

The pump pro er by whic l mean the 7linder, piston auf adjunctive devices. is supported by a suitable carrier and one snuit as that denoted in a general way by 6 `answers vso my'purpose in this respect. The carrier which may be of any suitable shape and formed in any Vdesirable manner, for instance by casting, involves a body as 7 which is'shown as being of right-angular form in cross section thereby presentingtwolu'anehes one of which may be horizontally disposed `and sustained upon the rear cross har of the snbframc 3 as shown in Fig. 2 and the other and pendent branch of which can he fitted against the front. of said cross-har, whereby on the application of thrust in the proper direction the carrier can be held in place without the. aid of fastening means such as bolts or screws which under ordinary circumstances would be provided to hold the carrier in position While the pump is iu action, it, being'evident-that the horizontal branch-of the body 7 rests tlatwise upon the said rear cross-bar. 'he particular construction ot the. carrier however is not. matcrial although the maintenance of the same in osition without the aid of mechanical hol ing means is' as will be .gathered of es pecial utility. I do, however, prefer to provide means for steadying the carrier to prevent. it tor-instance from lateral movement and thismeans may be of any convenient kind although as will hereinafter appear I preler to provide. the.carrier 6 with means which is connected with the clu ch-shaft. 8, for accomplishing the result in' question. There may be cases, however, where I could dispense even with this steadyiug means. The s aid carrier 6 isrovided with a splitbenin` or clamp 9 w ich is adapted to tit aroun said clutch shaft for the purpose in dicated. `The lower section of the boxing is, in the present case, inte ral with the horizontal portion of the b y 7, the upper section thereof being removably mounted and being adapted to be held in operative position by one. or more screws 10 by removing which the boxing or clami can be fitted around the said clutch shait er equivalent device after which the screws 10 will be applied.

The cylinder of the pump is denoted by l1 and will hereinafter appear said c v inder is iovahly mounted being preferably 'thouglbnot necessarily, supported for su inging movement by the carrier 6. Said c vlluder is shown as perxpluerally corrugated or ribbed such construction providing for e tei-nal circumferential channels for the pas- ;-.a;e'otiair which is an inexpensive means for cooling the cylinder'. The cylinder like its carrier may be also cast, and it is shown provided at its lower closed end with an entai-gement l2 laterally bored to receive the pivot pin t3 which is supported by and cxtends through transversely` inlined ears 14 ou the ripper side of tbc cnrrietbody 'i'. the phot piu being:v heldvfroni displacement by roth-r plus as 15 egctcnding through perforations near the ends thereof. From this itV will be obvious that it is a simple and eas): matter to mount the, cylinder;l in t'act. all the part-s of the device can he, quickly as semhlcd-as will hereinafter more particn- To larly appear. 'lhe piston for the pump is denoted in a general way by 16 and it. is connected through the pitman or connectingr rod iT with a crank shaft of novel construction which will now be described and which is sustained by bearings 18 of solid construction which rise from and which are shown as integral With the cylinder 11. This solidity of construction which insures strengtlrSO and cheapness is secured by making these bearings in one with the cylinder. The bearings 1R receive bushings 10 the headed inne; ends of which fit against the inner surfaces of sald bearings and in these bushings. which preferably tightly titthe. bearings are mounted for turning movement the. pivots 20 and 21 which present collectively the straight4 portion of the crank-shaft of the pump, the driving-wheel or power-applyingr member of the pump, which may consist of the. wheel 22 being pinned or otherwise suitably connected with the shaft, member or pin 20. The inner ends of the pins are reduced thereby forming shoulders thereon and these reduced portions are threaded'as at 23 and 24, the thread of the pin 2O being left while the thread of the pin 21 is .night the result being that when the pump is in action the mere rotation of the powcr- 10d wheel .22 serves to draw the pins inward or to automatically run the same home. Even while the pump is at rest this reverse threading of the pins is advantageous in that there is practically no tendency to shake the saine loose by the vibration of the car. 'l`he threaded portions 23 and 24 of the two pins or pivots 20 and 21 respectively are tapped into the crank-arms 25 and 2G which are transversely alined and which together.

present the crank portion of the shaft. The two crank members are entirely separate;

`thats is they are not made integral and when alined they will be jointed to the connecting rod 17 by the pivot 27. The shaft construc- 115 tion is a very simple one and the parts can be quickly separated and put together.

While I have referred tio the wheel 22 as a power and a driving wheehit. is 'such so far as the ump is concerned, A although it is' 120 driven rom or by the motor 4 for instance by having its periphery brought into driving or frictional Contact with the y or bal` ance wheel 5 and the fact that the cylinder `11 is mounted to swing permits this wheel 125 to be readily put| into or outY of Contact with the ily-wheel means as WiIVhereinater appear being provided to shift the cylinder to secure'this result.

The carrier body 7 is shown provided'with 130 gaf."

i an integral standard or upright 28 through which is tapped at the, upper extremity thereof, the hand-operable screw 29 provided with a wheel 30 at its outer end lo facilitate its rotation and the consequent movement of the cylinder 11, said screw havinfr a loose connection with the cylinder 'where y there will be no bind upon the screw or any tendency to bend the same during the swinging movement of said cylinder. The 'inner end of said screw is i motion of said cylinder.

shown s fitted in an openingr in the rear portion vof the cylinder l1 and as havingr a somewhat'deep annular groove. 31 to receive the pin 32 removably carried by the said cylinder, the pin 32 moving relatively up and down in seid groove on the swinging Therefore by turning ithe hand-wlugel 30 the said cylinder through the described intermediate, parts can beso operated as to put. the wheel 22 into or out of driving relation with the fly-wheel 5.

elastic or yieldable medium and the purpose of this will be hereinafter set forth. A leather band as 33 fitted around and secured to the -rim of the said wheel presents a satisfactory device for this purpose ini that the best' possible tractive etl'ect is obtained. When the wheel 22 is put into engagement with the ily-wheel 5, the former `will be preferably positively held or locked in such position until the tires have been inflated to :A the requisite extent and for this (purpose the locking lever 3-1 may be provide said levet' being set when the wheel 22 is in firm driving contact with the ily-.,wheel. twill be evident that it is not essential that the? tw`o `wheels 22 and 5 be put into peripheral engagement. as said wheel 22-"1n some cases may be driven by contact with the fly-wheel laterally thereof.

The cylinderA 1] has a sine inietor airintake 35 and after the piston 16 has passed this inleton its down stroke it will` serve to compress the air between the piston` and the closed lower'end of' the cylinder 1l. 'Said lower end 1s shown provided with a bulge :lo provided with a nipple 37 to which a flexible pipe 3S may be connected for conducting the compressed air to the tires, the pendent portion 'of the carrier body 7 beinp, s1otted to receive this pipe so thatl the saine can be more easily made to supply the different tires. The bnlged portion 36 has interiorly thereof the relief port. 39 at one side of w lich 'is a substantially conical valve seat for the "alve 39 the stem of which`is surrounded by a coiled push spring as 40 fitted ,within the tubular portion of an externally threaded pipe member 41 which is threaded into the said bulge,` saidpipe member or nipplell being provided at its outer end with awhistle 42 which will be sounded by the escaping zur when a predetermined y i l l l amount of compression hasvbeen reached. Between the whistle 42 and the cylinder 11, the plpe member or nipple-41 1s provided with a cock or valve 43 which will bc. closed when the relief or blow oli means is not. to be usedwhich would be for example when the pumps is operated to supply an air storage tank. When the pump, however, is used for inflating automobile tires' lr prefer that the whistle he used, the stop-cock then beinpr opened so that the chauffeur ci' owner. of the car will be audibly apprised when the tires `are inflated to the desired extent. By regulating thc tension of the sp1-iner 40 the pressure uuder which the relietor blow-otf valve 3S) will he opened can be varied and to tlms adjust the tension of the spring; the pipe nlembcr or nipple 41 may be provided with a disk or finger portion 44 by which said pipe member can he readily turned to thereby vary4 the tension of the said valve-closing spring 40 which as will be obvious 'exerts a constant. valve-closing tendency. lf the spring be' tensioned to permitthe valve 3S) to open at one hundred pounds pressure, said valve will by the back pressure from the tire he instantly opened when this` pressure 'is reached the escaping air operating the whistle 42 at which time the cylinder 11 is shifted to carry the wheel 22 out of contact withthe wheel 5' although owing to the iiexible or elastic covering of 'said wheel it will-not matter if this is not at once done as there will be slip between the two wheels when this occurs so that theA Wheel 22 will 'not be turned.

. It will be observed that when the wheel 22 is against the wheel 5, the thrust of the. wheel 5 is somewhat diagonally directed or toward the rear and downward by reason of which this thrust can be utilized to hold the carrier (i to its seat. This is one of the more important features of the invention and although as I indicate the thrust is ap#` plied in the-direction set forth it may be otherwise applied.

I desire to call attention to the factthat the wheel 22 is dished on its inner side by reason of which said wheel can be arranged very close to the cylinder 11 by virtue of which a compact structure is assured, the bearing 18 on the left in Fig. 4 which constitutes a part of said cvlinder fitting within the cavity of said wheel. The cavity or dished eti'ec't of the wheel may be obtained in several ways, but I'prefer to obtain this result by incllniig the web of said wheel as illustrted the inclination being, as illus-I trailed, in the view mentioned, of such nature as to secure the cavitv on the inner side of the wheel.

I provide means of a. positive nature' for maintainin the nipple or pi e member 41 in an adjuste *position and I ave shown the 13 Spring; detent or dog" l-l for thi. purpose.

the shank of the lmute being,r suitably fas tened to the lower portion of the cylinder ll and the t'ree end or portion nt' \\'hieh is adapted to engage between eirelnnlereutial teeth vf the disl: ol' flangelll. This llreasnre. of the spring detent ia snllcient to prevent :xt-.ridental turning of the nipple tl although it should not be. enough to prevent. the coinparative .Free turning of Said nipple by hand. ly than locking the said nipplgjtl the valve 3ft may he held to itsv seat in a certain inanner until the predetermined pressure is reached. 'lhis detent in addition to serving as such also presents a gage or indicating member havingV on its forward Surface a seale 46 graduated longitudinally ot' the, detent and which may be easily read to indicate. the compression at which the relief valve is set'to open.

The cranlf` shalt illustrated in the drawings and hereinheforc described is not4 spe cilically claimed herein. it. beingr the basis of a opending applieat ion tiled September 24, 1910, Serial No. 583,552.

that I claim is:

1. The -eoml'iiimtion of a base having a standard, a cylinder pivotally Supported by t the. base, a laterally-nnxnovable screw rod' having a threaded connection with said t standard for feed movement and also having va slidingV connection with the cylinder. a

crank shaft supported by said cylinder, a piston in the cylinder operatively connected with said crank Shaft, and a wheel rigidly connected with said crank shaft.

2. The combination ofi a pivotally mounted cylinder provided with a pair of bearings. a. piston in said cylinder, a rotary crank .shaft supported by said bearings and operatively connected with `@aid piston. a wheel pair of bearing, a crank shaft supported by said bearings, a piston in the cylinder, o 50 erat-iv'ely connected with said crank sha t, a wheel fastened to said crank shaft, and a .irrt-w rod having a threaded connection with said lstandard and a loose connection with the cylinder at. a point between said bear- A ci. 'lhe combination of an `air pump, a portable earl-ier for said pump, saldpump having an operating member adapted to be operated by an independent motor, the parts bein r arranged to cause the motor to apply l its t trust tothe carrier to hold the saine to its support, and said carrier having shaftexnbracng means to be connected with a suitable shaft. for steadying the carrier durinzgy the action of the pump.

lhe combination of an air pump, a portable carrier for said pump, said pump havingr an operating member adapted to be* operated h v an independent motor, the parts 'being related to cause the motor t0 apply its thrust to the carrier for holding the saine to its support. and said carrier havinga. `plit boxing adapted to receive a shaft to;h thereby steady the carrier. I5 ln testimony whereof I atiix my signature in 'presence o two witnesses.

` EDWARD E. TaYON.

WitnesSes HEATH SUriiEnLAxD, l". E. Axnenson. 

